| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-8,075,628 |
Modular bone implant, tools, and method Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented. |
| US-8,075,627 |
System and method for transmitting orthopaedic implant data A system and method for transmitting implant data includes an orthopaedic implant, a wireless receiver, and a processing circuit electrically coupled to the... |
| US-8,075,626 |
Orthopaedic knee prosthesis having increased axial-rotation An orthopaedic prosthesis includes a tibial bearing and a femoral component configured to articulate with the tibial bearing. The tibial bearing and the femoral... |
| US-8,075,625 |
Orthopaedic device and procedure to realize such a device An orthopaedic device (1) for the mobile connection of a first and a second bony segment (4, 5) of an organic device for cooperating with or substituting a... |
| US-8,075,623 |
Apparatus and kit for distraction of tissue surfaces An apparatus and method for distracting, in a given direction, and supporting two tissue surfaces. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the... |
| US-8,075,622 |
Intervertebral spacers One embodiment of a hollow spinal spacer (10) includes a curved anterior wall (11) having opposite ends (12, 13), a posterior wall (15) having opposite ends... |
| US-8,075,621 |
Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered
configuration during insertion A push-in interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height and having an at least in part frusto-conical shape or a shape of cylinder split along a... |
| US-8,075,620 |
Doughnut-like spinal implant A doughnut-like lumbosacral or intervertebral implant having an asymmetrical opening surrounded by a series of load bearing sections of distinct curvatures. The... |
| US-8,075,619 |
Devices for disc herniation repair and methods of use Devices and methods for fixing defects in the anulus fibrosus (vertebral disc) of a patient are described. The devices a mesh patch; first, second, third, and... |
| US-8,075,618 |
Annulus repair systems and techniques Systems and methods for repairing annulus defects include at least one blocking member positionable in or adjacent to the annulus defect, at least one... |
| US-8,075,617 |
Device for connection between a heart prosthesis and the natural auricles A device for connection between a heart prosthesis and a person's natural auricles includes a structure for joining to the natural auricles with individual... |
| US-8,075,616 |
Apparatus for applying a compressive load on body tissue A device for reshaping a cardiac valve (26), which is elongate and has such dimensions as to be insertable into a cardiac vessel (24). The device has two... |
| US-8,075,615 |
Prosthetic cardiac valve formed from pericardium material and methods of
making same A prosthetic stented heart valve which includes a compressible and expandable stent structure having first and second opposite ends, an expanded outer... |
| US-8,075,614 |
Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an... |
| US-8,075,613 |
Aortic valve stent graft An implantable endoluminal prosthesis for replacing a damaged aortic valve is provided. In one embodiment, the prosthesis includes a balloon-expandable stent, a... |
| US-8,075,612 |
Textile vascular prosthesis with a coating Textile vascular prostheses having a coating include an absorbable polymer in the form of a three-armed polyester having terminal hydroxyl groups from hydroxy... |
| US-8,075,611 |
Stented prosthetic heart valves A surgical sutureless valve that is attached to a stent frame for delivery to a location in a patient using percutaneous implantation devices and methods. |
| US-8,075,610 |
Endoprosthesis for controlled contraction and expansion Endoprosthesis is provided, which includes a plurality of annular elements, each annular element connected to an adjacent annular element at least one... |
| US-8,075,609 |
Expandable stent An expandable stent comprising a proximal end and a distal end in communication with one another, a tubular wall disposed between the proximal end and the... |
| US-8,075,608 |
Medical device delivery system A system for selectively deploying a medical device includes a cartridge that is engageable with a proximal end of a delivery catheter that is routed to a... |
| US-8,075,607 |
Control handle A delivery device for deploying an expandable prosthesis and method of use are described. The delivery device comprises a handle that comprises a trigger.... |
| US-8,075,606 |
Delivery system having a rapid pusher assembly for self-expanding stent,
and stent exchange configuration A pusher assembly for a delivery system for a self-expanding stent (6) which is delivered by proximal withdrawal of a sheath (4) radially surrounding the stent... |
| US-8,075,605 |
Methods and devices for treatment of migraines Methods for treating a migraine by cooling a patient's nasopharyngeal cavity are described. In one method, a cooling assembly is inserted into a nasal cavity... |
| US-8,075,604 |
Multi-thread bone screw and method A bone screw comprising a threaded shank including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, and defining a first threaded section extending from the... |
| US-8,075,603 |
Locking polyaxial ball and socket fastener The fastening system consists of the polyaxial ball and socket joint used in conjunction with a bone screw having threads on one end for use in anchoring to the... |
| US-8,075,602 |
Bone plate assembly provided with screw locking mechanisms One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a bone plate assembly that includes a bone plate, bone screw(s) received in aperture(s) in the bone... |
| US-8,075,601 |
Deformity correction using neural integrity monitoring A method is provided for detecting neural interference between a bone anchor and a neural element during or subsequent to the application of force on the bone... |
| US-8,075,600 |
Device for the dynamic fixation of bones An intermediate element for a detachable, lockable, ball joint-like connection in a device for the dynamic fixation of bones has a longitudinal axis, an outer... |
| US-8,075,599 |
Adjustable bone anchor assembly A medical implant device has in one embodiment a receiver member for receiving an elongated member, a crown member, an anchor member and a retaining member. An... |
| US-8,075,598 |
Pedicle screw with a closure device A pedicle screw with a closure device (16) for securing a rod (10) for stabilization of the vertebral column comprises a screw-in part (2), a head part (3)... |
| US-8,075,597 |
Apparatus for retaining vertebrae An apparatus for use in retaining vertebrae of a spinal column in a desired spatial relationship includes a rod which extends along the spinal column and is... |
| US-8,075,596 |
Spinal prosthesis systems A spinal prosthesis system includes: an anterior portion having an upper component and a lower component, the upper and lower components capable of relative... |
| US-8,075,595 |
Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine Systems and devices for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The systems include a superior component for attachment to a superior vertebra of a... |
| US-8,075,594 |
Multi-axial transverse rod connector A multi-axial rod connector for connecting spinal rods is provided. The rod connector includes a poly-axial rod assembly configured to include a lateral... |
| US-8,075,593 |
Interspinous implants and methods for implanting same A spinal implant for treating lumbar spinal stenosis or as an adjunct to spinal fusion. The implant includes a body portion having an interior cavity. A... |
| US-8,075,592 |
Spinal stabilization systems and methods A spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient. In some embodiments, a minimally invasive procedure may be used to form a spinal stabilization system... |
| US-8,075,591 |
Minimally invasive spinal fixation guide systems and methods Methods and devices for implanting spinal fixation implants and devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method for implanting a spinal fixation system is... |
| US-8,075,590 |
Low profile spinal fixation system A spinal fixation system is provided that, in one form, includes a coupling member having a cam lock member that is fixed against translation therealong as it... |
| US-8,075,589 |
Vascular sealing device with high surface area sealing plug An internal tissue puncture closure method and apparatus. The method and apparatus provide a folded sealing plug that provides more surface area than... |
| US-8,075,588 |
Device for inserting an anchoring element and a suture thread into a bone A device serves to insert an anchoring element and a suture thread into a bone to attach a tendon or a ligament without drilling a hole into the bone. The... |
| US-8,075,587 |
Apparatus and methods for sealing vascular punctures An apparatus for sealing a passage through tissue communicating with a blood vessel includes a bioabsorbable plug member coupled to the distal end of a carrier... |
| US-8,075,586 |
Embolic protection device having expandable trap An embolic protection device for use in medical, veterinary, non-medical or industrial applications where removal of an obstruction from a small diameter vessel... |
| US-8,075,585 |
Device and method for treatment of a vascular defect A device for the occlusion of a vascular defect includes a first sheet and a second sheet which may be formed from a material which is the same as or different... |
| US-8,075,584 |
Devices and methods for preventing distal embolization using flow reversal
in arteries having collateral blood flow The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting/occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with... |
| US-8,075,583 |
Catheter with a polyimide distal tip A catheter having an elongated shaft which has a multilayered distal tip with a first layer formed of a polyimide first material and a second layer formed of a... |
| US-8,075,582 |
Multiple-pouch intragastric balloons, surgical device for expanding said
balloon and method for making same The invention relates to an expandable intra-gastric balloon (1) for treating obesity, the balloon being for implanting in the stomach in order to reduce its... |
| US-8,075,581 |
Muscle saving device and method A method, kit, and system to separate muscle fiber prior to threading pedicle screws. The kit and system include at least one dilator that is sized and shaped... |
| US-8,075,580 |
Device, system and method for interstitial transvascular intervention Devices, systems and methods for transvascular interstitial interventions, including transvascular, catheter based vascular bypass, transmyocardial... |
| US-8,075,579 |
Pedicle dart system Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) as a surgical approach is increasingly utilized because of the advantages it offers over conventional spine surgery. The... |
| US-8,075,578 |
Apparatus and method for making a circular incision An apparatus is described for making a circular incision in a surface. The apparatus includes a handle and an elongated blade assembly extending from the... |